THE TUFFNELL BOWL WAS DONATED BY THE FATHER OF THE FAMOUS ENGLAND CRICKETER, PHIL TUFFNELL (HIS MOTHER WAS SYLVIA MASON, A PROMINENT SPEED SKATER WITH ALEXANDRA PALACE).UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TROPHY FELL INTO SUCH A STATE OF DISREPAIR THAT IT NO LONGER EXISTS AND HAS NOT BEEN AWARDED SINCE THE EARLY 1980'S.

IN 2008 FISS CONTROVERSIALLY MADE A RULING THAT SKATERS FROM LOWER AGE GROUPS COULD COMPETE IN HIGHER AGE GROUP TEAM EVENTS SO LONG AS FISS BELIEVED THEM TO BE COMPETENT ENOUGH.THE RESULTED IN LYDIA BUNN BEING A WINNING MEMBER OF BOTH THE CADET/PUPIL GIRLS INDOOR RELAY TEAM AND A WINNING MEMBER OF THE THE SENIOR/JUNIOR LADIES INDOOR RELAY TEAM ON THE SAME DAY AS WITH CHLOE ASTLE ACHIEVING THE SAME IN THE OUTDOOR RELAY LATER THAT YEAR.IT WAS WIDELY FELT THAT THE RULE WAS "CREATED" TO BENEFIT ONE CLUB AND NOT DONE IN THE INTERESTS OF SPORT.AFTER MUCH DISSENT FROM THE FISS MEMBERSHIP THE RULING WAS RECINDED FOR FOLLOWING YEARS.